THE SEVENTH

“MOST PEOPLE IN OUR CULTURE TODAY DON’T OFTEN ASSOCIATE THE WORD “GOD” WITH THE WORD “SEX.” IN FACT, FOR MOST PEOPLE, THE ONLY THING THEY THINK THEY ABOUT GOD AND SEX IS THAT GOD IS AGAINST IT. OFTEN CHRISTIANS ARE THOUGHT TO BE HUNG UP ABOUT SEX, ACCUSED OF VIEWING THE HUMAN BODY AS DIRTY AND HUMAN SEXUALITY AS SHAMEFUL. WORDS LIKE “REPRESSED,” “VICTORIAN,” AND “PRUDE” ARE THE WORDS THAT OUR CULTURE USES WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT THE BIBLE’S VIEW OF SEX.” TIMOTHY PECK

IS THERE A BIBLICAL SEX ETHIC?MEANING, THE MORAL PRINCIPLES AND VALUES THAT GOVERN US AS A PEOPLE OF GOD … HOW WE SHOULD BELIEVE AND THINK, BEHAVE AND LIVE AS THE PEOPLE OF GOD REGARDING SEXUALITY?

WHY IS ADULTERY WRONG?

WHAT IS ADULTERY? ANY SEX OUTSIDE OF GOD’S ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR MARRIAGE … HAVING SEX W/ ANYONE WHO IS NOT YOUR SPOUSE …

PORNEIA – PORNOGRAPHY, FORNICATION …MATT.5: LUSTING

WHAT DID SEX LOOK LIKE WHEN IT WAS UNADULTERATED?

MARRIAGE IS A COVENANT RELATIONSHIP GENESIS 1 & 2 – EVERYTHING CONCERNING SEX/MARRIAGE IN THE BIBLE ALWAYS COMES BACK TO THIS …

GEN.1:26-28 GEN.2:18-25

LAWS IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIP

LEV.18:6-20MATT 19:3-9I COR.6:12-20

3 PARTS OF THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP THAT MIRROR’S GOD’S RELATIONSHIP TO US, AND THESE THREE FIND THEIR ULTIMATE EXPRESSION IN SEX.

MARRIAGE IS A COMPLETE FUSION OF PERSONS MARRIAGE IS AN EXCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP MARRIAGE BEGS FOR UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE

POINT: SEX IS AN ECHO OF GOD’S LOVE …

THE SEVENTH AND YOUR HEART, MATT.5:27-30

WHAT IS JESUS SAYING?

“DON’T MENTALLY GO THROUGH A SEX ACT WITH SOMEONE WHO IS NOT YOUR SPOUSE.” SEX BECOMES AN IDOL … RETURN TO THE 1ST COMMANDMENT

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